Вступление
Intro: D# G# | D# G# | D#
Verse 1:
D# G# Gm7
From this day on I own my father's gun.
Cm G#
We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.
A# G Cm D# G#
I laid his broken body down - below the southern line.
C# Cm G# A#
It wouldn't do to bury him - where any Yankee stands.
D# G# Gm
I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
Cm G#
To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.
A# G Cm D# G#
I'll not rest until I know - the cause is fought and won.
C# Cm G# D#
From this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun.
Chorus:
G Cm A#m G#
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails to - night.
G7 Cm A#m G#
To New Orleans well that's just fine al - right.
F A# G Cm A#m
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
G# A# | C# * D# * | G# D# * |
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend.
Verse 2:
D# G# Gm7
As soon as this is over we'll go home.
Cm G#
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
A# G Cm D# G#
To watch the children growing - and see the women sewing.
C# Cm G# D#
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.
Chorus: 5x to Fade)
G Cm A#m G#
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails to - night.
G7 Cm A#m G#
To New Orleans well that's just fine al - right.
F A# G Cm A#m
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
G# A# | C# * D# * | G# D# * |
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend.
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G
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Cm
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D#
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G#
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G7
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Gm
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A#
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C#
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A#m
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Gm7
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